Hello, this is Richard. I am creating this post for my Internet in Education class. As you may be able to tell by scrolling down the screen, I have had this blog for some time. However, it's been about 5 years since I last posted to it, and a lot of the controls are new to me. The template I used to use does not even exist anymore, so I had to choose a new one.
I regularly post on LiveJournal, though. After I created this blog site, I created my own using by scripting it using HTML and Perl. Currently the hosting company I have is giving me ffits about allowing Perl to write to files, or I would probably still use it. I have not honestly been that interested in getting it running again, but it is kind of cool.
I am horribly behind in the class, and I am trying to catch up as quickly as I can. It's my own fault, but I am going to make the best of it.
Wednesday, December 05, 2001
I am 58% Metal-Head.
I rock just as hard as the rest of the thrash set, except when no ones looking I like to get down with a little "More than a Feeling."
Take the Metal-Head Test at Fuali.com!
I rock just as hard as the rest of the thrash set, except when no ones looking I like to get down with a little "More than a Feeling."
Take the Metal-Head Test at Fuali.com!
Harry Potter
I went to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone a few weeks back. I have not read any of the books, and I have only a vague grasp of the story line and characters. Before I go on, I'd like to say for the record that I thought the movie was pretty good. The effects were top notch, and the story was not too complex. The whole event was overall very enjoyable.
And now I am gonna bitch about a few things. Let's start with time. The fucking movie was 2 1/2 hours long. I think a LOT could have been left out to make it shorter, including the whole competition thing between the "factions" and the lacrosse/polo/corquet game they played on brooms. Leave the things out, and the story still stands on its own.
Now let's talk about Harry himself. He did not strike me as being very impressive. He reminded me more of Dubya...he surrounded himself with competent people, then took the credit. The girl seemed to be about to forget more about magic than he was ever gonna know, and at least his other loser friend could play chess. What were his powers? He used the power of love? So did Huey Lewis. He could ride a broom with the best of them? Angela Fucking Lansbury could ride a broom. And while she may not have been very good at it, she could at least keep the Substitutiary Locomotion spell going at the same time.
The best part of the whole experience was after the movie was over. The kids in the theatre had sat through this flick and not so much as moved a muscle. They were entranced. And on the way out, they bitched about shit that was left out or wrong. 7 and 8 year old kids who were aware enough to know what they had missed - it was impressive. A lot of people bitch about Harry Potter books for whatever reasons - the same old bullshit I listened to about D&D when I was their age. Bottom line - they were reading, and at least they were not playing with their assholes or something...
I went to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone a few weeks back. I have not read any of the books, and I have only a vague grasp of the story line and characters. Before I go on, I'd like to say for the record that I thought the movie was pretty good. The effects were top notch, and the story was not too complex. The whole event was overall very enjoyable.
And now I am gonna bitch about a few things. Let's start with time. The fucking movie was 2 1/2 hours long. I think a LOT could have been left out to make it shorter, including the whole competition thing between the "factions" and the lacrosse/polo/corquet game they played on brooms. Leave the things out, and the story still stands on its own.
Now let's talk about Harry himself. He did not strike me as being very impressive. He reminded me more of Dubya...he surrounded himself with competent people, then took the credit. The girl seemed to be about to forget more about magic than he was ever gonna know, and at least his other loser friend could play chess. What were his powers? He used the power of love? So did Huey Lewis. He could ride a broom with the best of them? Angela Fucking Lansbury could ride a broom. And while she may not have been very good at it, she could at least keep the Substitutiary Locomotion spell going at the same time.
The best part of the whole experience was after the movie was over. The kids in the theatre had sat through this flick and not so much as moved a muscle. They were entranced. And on the way out, they bitched about shit that was left out or wrong. 7 and 8 year old kids who were aware enough to know what they had missed - it was impressive. A lot of people bitch about Harry Potter books for whatever reasons - the same old bullshit I listened to about D&D when I was their age. Bottom line - they were reading, and at least they were not playing with their assholes or something...
Tuesday, December 04, 2001
I Am In A Harry
That is one of the lines from the new virus going around USF right now. I have even gotten a virus from a Dean, and I know of at least one person in my division (Educational Outreach) who has infected themselves.
I did a rant about this a few months back. Seems people have not gotten much brighter since then. And they may be getting dumber. Nothing like seeing the same old familiar names send virii around.
What I really want to do is send an email to the local listserv for the university, making fun of the people who infected themselves. It would be sweet and rude and very to the point. If you don't fucking trust an email attachment, delete it. If you were supposed to get it, they will send it again. Most of the fucking morons around here never empty their Sent Items folder, so you know they have to still have it...Shit, it took them 6 months to learn how to send the fucking attachment to begin with - they would not throw it away...
And OUTLOOK - the fucking evil email program from hell, has a way to automatically edit out the files you get. Personally, I hate this feature - I can capable of editing my OWN fucking messages for myself. BUT...it might be a good idea for the rest of the numbnuts around here to consider it. Of course, then I'd have to find other reasons to make fun of them. But that would not necessarily be a hard thing to do...
That is one of the lines from the new virus going around USF right now. I have even gotten a virus from a Dean, and I know of at least one person in my division (Educational Outreach) who has infected themselves.
I did a rant about this a few months back. Seems people have not gotten much brighter since then. And they may be getting dumber. Nothing like seeing the same old familiar names send virii around.
What I really want to do is send an email to the local listserv for the university, making fun of the people who infected themselves. It would be sweet and rude and very to the point. If you don't fucking trust an email attachment, delete it. If you were supposed to get it, they will send it again. Most of the fucking morons around here never empty their Sent Items folder, so you know they have to still have it...Shit, it took them 6 months to learn how to send the fucking attachment to begin with - they would not throw it away...
And OUTLOOK - the fucking evil email program from hell, has a way to automatically edit out the files you get. Personally, I hate this feature - I can capable of editing my OWN fucking messages for myself. BUT...it might be a good idea for the rest of the numbnuts around here to consider it. Of course, then I'd have to find other reasons to make fun of them. But that would not necessarily be a hard thing to do...
Monday, December 03, 2001
Driving
Driving is a real pain in the ass. Around here, it is always an adventure.
However, sometimes driving can be fun. Especially if you are getting back at a bad or rude driver. My brother once but off a guy just north of Tampa who had cut him off for no reason TWICE on I-75. But my brother did not stop at cutting him off - he matched speeds with a guy doing about 55 and rode that way all the way to Gainesville (back when 75 was two lanes the whole way). Took him 2 1/2 hours to get home, but the guy who cut him off never got around him.
Last weekend I was driving down 75, and we were part of a two car caravan all going to the same place. Well, I was the second car, and we were both passing someone, when I see this bitch come up behind me, really fast, then began to tailgate me. I was already doing about 80, so I have no idea what her problem was, but she was obviously annoyed that I was not going faster. When I passed the car I had wanted to pass, I got over. She immediately shot up onto the ass of the guy in front of me, the guy I was caravaning with.
Well, this guy is a pretty conscientious driver, but he is VERY revenge-minded. And he HATES it when people do stupid things in a car. SO, when she got on his ass, he slowed, obviously. So she had to, too. And then I decided to teach the little bitch another lesson. I matched speeds with my buddy although I was right next to HER. She she was boxed in pretty good. And she was furious. I could see her drumming her steering wheel and dashboard, and my buddy could see it too.
And that was not all. When traffic got too bad to keep up our little game, we knew we were gonna have to let her pass. I let my friend get a little ahead of me, and I was gonna squeeze in behind her. But when he pulled a little ahead of her, she zoomed up like she was gonna keep me from getting over in front of her. My friend saw this, and slowed down a lot, which let me get in front of him! Oh BOY was she mad!
Well, we finally let her go. Worst part was she had a small child in the front seat with her. Fucking stupid bitch. I hope when she finally dies on the road the kid is not with her.
Driving is a real pain in the ass. Around here, it is always an adventure.
However, sometimes driving can be fun. Especially if you are getting back at a bad or rude driver. My brother once but off a guy just north of Tampa who had cut him off for no reason TWICE on I-75. But my brother did not stop at cutting him off - he matched speeds with a guy doing about 55 and rode that way all the way to Gainesville (back when 75 was two lanes the whole way). Took him 2 1/2 hours to get home, but the guy who cut him off never got around him.
Last weekend I was driving down 75, and we were part of a two car caravan all going to the same place. Well, I was the second car, and we were both passing someone, when I see this bitch come up behind me, really fast, then began to tailgate me. I was already doing about 80, so I have no idea what her problem was, but she was obviously annoyed that I was not going faster. When I passed the car I had wanted to pass, I got over. She immediately shot up onto the ass of the guy in front of me, the guy I was caravaning with.
Well, this guy is a pretty conscientious driver, but he is VERY revenge-minded. And he HATES it when people do stupid things in a car. SO, when she got on his ass, he slowed, obviously. So she had to, too. And then I decided to teach the little bitch another lesson. I matched speeds with my buddy although I was right next to HER. She she was boxed in pretty good. And she was furious. I could see her drumming her steering wheel and dashboard, and my buddy could see it too.
And that was not all. When traffic got too bad to keep up our little game, we knew we were gonna have to let her pass. I let my friend get a little ahead of me, and I was gonna squeeze in behind her. But when he pulled a little ahead of her, she zoomed up like she was gonna keep me from getting over in front of her. My friend saw this, and slowed down a lot, which let me get in front of him! Oh BOY was she mad!
Well, we finally let her go. Worst part was she had a small child in the front seat with her. Fucking stupid bitch. I hope when she finally dies on the road the kid is not with her.
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